Transferring a licence: what to do first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: transferring a licence depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Refunds and cancellation: the workable version
Most people do not fail at refunds and cancellation from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Costing your subscriptions: the workable version
If you only read one paragraph, read this: costing your subscriptions depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
An annual software audit: putting effort where it counts
Anyone who has spent time on an annual software audit has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Building a subscription list: the complete picture
Advice on building a subscription list tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
How family plans work: the four usual traps
Let us set the limits of how family plans work first: it reliably improves no reinstalling from scratch, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
Is the free tier enough: the complete picture
There is plenty written about is the free tier enough and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside the…
What student verification unlocks: from judgement to finish
Let us set the limits of what student verification unlocks first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver…
Cancelling auto-renewal: how to do it concretely
Put cancelling auto-renewal back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Syncing across platforms: the workable version
Advice on syncing across platforms tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Choosing a password manager: adapting to different settings
Let us set the limits of choosing a password manager first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Storing two-factor backup codes: what to do first
Let us set the limits of storing two-factor backup codes first: it reliably improves devices that stay pleasant to use, and it does not deliver…
Rules that sort your inbox: start with the conclusion
Let us set the limits of rules that sort your inbox first: it reliably improves files found in three seconds, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Sharing calendars: judge, act, review
Put sharing calendars back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…
Choosing a notes app: the workable version
Advice on choosing a notes app tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…
Choosing a task manager: how to do it concretely
If you only read one paragraph, read this: choosing a task manager depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Planning cloud storage: putting effort where it counts
Separate two things in planning cloud storage: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Compressing images: the four usual traps
Advice on compressing images tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and some…
Handling PDFs: the complete picture
Separate two things in handling PDFs: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action instead of…
Pitfalls of format conversion: the workable version
Most people want pitfalls of format conversion to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…